Schools demanding money with menaces

janninew

Hezzawithkids wrote: »

[sigh] What a ridiculous statement. Nowhere have I said that my child shouldn't go or that I expect the school to provide "childcare" - talk about twisting my words.

The school should practice what it preaches - as DCodd says, they expect students to be respectful while at the same time treating parents like lowlifes.

You might think the tone of the letter could have been better, I don't think it means the school treat parents like 'lowlifes' though! The language is very emotive over a school letter, 'menaces' and 'lowlifes' over a couple of quid?!

SingleSue

CH27 wrote: »

There are a lot of people struggling to feed their children & pay the bills.
School trips are low down on the priority list for some.

My children's education (and most school trips are part of that), is a vital priority to me, no matter how little money I have.

Mind you, I am also the person who made shopping at the Woolworths closing down sale into a maths lesson.........:rotfl:

Treevo

Hezzawithkids wrote: »

[sigh] What a ridiculous statement. Nowhere have I said that my child shouldn't go or that I expect the school to provide "childcare" - talk about twisting my words.

The school should practice what it preaches - as DCodd says, they expect students to be respectful while at the same time treating parents like lowlifes.

It's amusing that you claim I'm 'twisting your words' but then go onto to claim that the school are treating you like a lowlife. :rotfl:

Kayalana99

Treevo wrote: »

It's amusing that you claim I'm 'twisting your words' but then go onto to claim that the school are treating you like a lowlife. :rotfl:

Thiers no arguring with people like this. They disagree orignally then pick on all the little things you say when they run out of things to back up thier point to make it seem like thier right...even though pratically everyone else disagrees with them.

I'd just ignore him OP. :cool:

Treevo

Kayalana99 wrote: »

Thiers no arguring with people like this. They disagree orignally then pick on all the little things you say when they run out of things to back up thier point to make it seem like thier right...even though pratically everyone else disagrees with them.

I'd just ignore him OP. :cool:

Even adult education is free.:cool:

Kayalana99

Treevo wrote: »

Even adult education is free.:cool:

And then they backtrack and bring up things that have already been discussed so you end up repeating yourself over and over..like how education is not free.

DCodd

janninew wrote: »

You might think the tone of the letter could have been better, I don't think it means the school treat parents like 'lowlifes' though! The language is very emotive over a school letter, 'menaces' and 'lowlifes' over a couple of quid?!

The language of the letter appears to have been equally emotive which I suggest is the cause of the response.

Treevo

Kayalana99 wrote: »

And then they backtrack and bring up things that have already been discussed so you end up repeating yourself over and over..like how education is not free.

Not for the taxpayer, but if, for example, you were to go to your local council and ask about help with your English to get you up to a competent standard, you would not be charged.

Kayalana99

Treevo wrote: »

Not for the taxpayer, but if, for example, you were to go to your local council and ask about help with your English to get you up to a competent standard, you would not be charged.

Sweetie I'm in stitches!!

You've just proved both my points about how you have no argument so you pick on little things to make yourself look like your right....

I could of just quoted myself but wasn't sure you'd understand it this time either!! :rotfl:

gregg1

Hezzawithkids wrote: »

So today there is yet another letter from DS's school describing a Geography field trip in a week's time which is compulsory so DS has to go - and we have to pay for it.

It's only a few pounds but that's not the point. What I resent is the short notice and the tone of the letter, the implication being that if we don't pay up DS will have to stay in school for the day so miss out on an compulsory part of the curriculum. There are arrangements if we can't pay but supposing we just don't want to? I understand that schools can't be expected to pay for everything - we support any and all extra-curricular activities DS wants to join in plus the school's own fundraising and charity gigs as much as we can. But as this trip is compulsory why are parents expected to foot the bill? At the very least they could let us know at the start of the term what activities are planned and the cost so we can budget for them.

When are teachers going to learn to function in the real world and realise that they just aggravate parents by sending stroppily-worded letters home?

That's right, blame the teachers for the tone of the letter!

It has probably been written by a member of the admin team. In my experience, admin are the ones who are told to prepare the letters with just the actual dates, times etc of the trip given to them by the teacher. They are then just handed out to the kids. But hey, if you can blame the teachers for something else, why not!

I also think you are being a tad over sensitive about the tone of a letter.